Maria-Jose Manjon

Senior Counsel at Malta Inc.

Maria-Jose Manjon leverages nearly two decades of experience with water and renewable energy companies to provide corporate and project-level legal support for Malta.

Prior to joining Malta, Dr. Manjon served as in-house legal counsel for Befesa Medio Ambiente, Abengoa Solar, and Total Gas Electricité (Paris-La Defence). She previously headed the Contract and Risk Department of Abengoa Energy, where she took an active role in shaping the company’s energy contracts, corporate agreements, and project agreements including power purchase agreements. She applied her expertise to Abengoa’s project finance, risk management, international project development, bid proposal coordination, and management. Dr. Manjon contributed to the deployment of 370 MW of greenfield concentrated solar power plants in the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and Israel, and worked on other energy project proposals in the United Kingdom, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Italy, Greece, China, India, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, South Africa, and the Philippines.

Timeline

  • Senior Counsel

    Current role